To this day this is the one issue I haven't been able to resolve on my Droid...and I've had it since February. The incoming call/in-call screens remain in portrait mode while my Droid is in the car dock.

Motorola not wanting auto-rotate is completely understandable; but just like they coded the home screen to remain in portrait mode unless docked, they can code the incoming call/in-call screens to remain in portrait unless docked as well. It's not rocket science.

I just got the car dock yesterday, for 15 bucks (craigslist), and I went the landscape route as well. the phone app staying in portrait is annoying but I can live with it. what I would really like is a music app with lock screen controls that go into landscape mode. Right now 'cubed' and 'mixzing' both have lock screen controls but its less convenient more often to try and change a song than try and answer the phone in portrait mode. Anyone find a solution for this yet?

I also hate that the call screen doesn't allow for landscape. I installed the Dialer One app so at least my dial pad can rotate but it still doesn't help the incoming call screen. I cannot see why Motorola would feel the incoming call screen shouldn't rotate. Anyone have any idea why they might have come to this decision?

....I cannot see why Motorola would feel the incoming call screen shouldn't rotate. Anyone have any idea why they might have come to this decision?

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My guess is: Since the feature in question is the PHONE app, Google might be thinking "no one would ever hold a phone against their head in a horizontal position, so we won't allow for the phone app to auto-rotate"... obviously discounting the fact there's a speaker phone and bluetooth capabilities.

....I cannot see why Motorola would feel the incoming call screen shouldn't rotate. Anyone have any idea why they might have come to this decision?

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My guess is: Since the feature in question is the PHONE app, Google might be thinking "no one would ever hold a phone against their head in a horizontal position, so we won't allow for the phone app to auto-rotate"... obviously discounting the fact there's a speaker phone and bluetooth capabilities.

Well i've got the cure.
I have the verizon thunderbolt.
So this is the only phone i've tested it on.
You can get the car home ultra licence app.
The link below is for the free one. Not sure if it has the option but the paid one does.
Hint:try ***********
The one with the litte red car as the icon shortcut.
Inside this app's options it has a check box to turn on car home
which came with the phone. It acts like you put it into a car dock from verizon.
And guess what the dialer is now landscape. So when you use this app
when your driving you can put a shortcuts on the app to call or open the phone.
It is in LANDSCAPE. It took me since the phone came out till today to find this
to work. Hope this helps anybody with a thunderbolt. and i bet other androids too.

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